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Permanent Job Market Index
Description	Rank 6 Months to 14 Nov 2026	Rank YoY Change	Median Salary	Median Salary YoY Change	Historical Absolute & Relative Jobs Vacancies	Live Jobs
Social Skills	1	No change0	£47,500	-	19,782 16.04%	16,382
Finance	3	Down 1 place-1	£65,000	+4.00%	16,325 13.24%	14,826
Analytical Skills	21	Down 11 places-11	£51,300	+2.60%	7,163 5.81%	7,642
Manufacturing	24	Up 13 places+13	£50,000	+5.26%	7,031 5.70%	5,575
Marketing	36	Down 18 places-18	£45,000	-	5,266 4.27%	7,078
Public Sector	40	Up 33 places+33	£65,000	+13.17%	4,954 4.02%	3,628
Retail	41	Down 5 places-5	£48,713	+18.81%	4,822 3.91%	3,476
Inclusion and Diversity	45	Down 28 places-28	£55,000	+10.00%	4,156 3.37%	4,333
Organisational Skills	49	Up 47 places+47	£35,500	+1.42%	3,680 2.98%	1,686
Legal	57	Up 18 places+18	£57,500	-4.16%	3,354 2.72%	3,887
Law	58	Down 16 places-16	£62,500	+15.74%	3,295 2.67%	4,218
Aerospace	65	Up 239 places+239	£55,000	+10.00%	3,106 2.52%	2,398
Electronics	69	Up 32 places+32	£50,000	-4.76%	2,946 2.39%	4,049
Banking	88	Down 61 places-61	£85,000	-	2,477 2.01%	2,457
Telecoms	114	Down 2 places-2	£43,500	+2.35%	2,015 1.63%	1,697
Games	120	Up 99 places+99	£50,000	+11.11%	1,937 1.57%	1,740
Influencing Skills	148	Up 60 places+60	£71,000	-2.06%	1,609 1.30%	1,190
Presentation Skills	162	Down 7 places-7	£55,000	-4.34%	1,490 1.21%	1,931
Automotive	198	Up 69 places+69	£50,000	+2.62%	1,254 1.02%	1,307
Military	244	Up 146 places+146	£52,500	+16.66%	991 0.80%	1,155
Pharmaceutical	267	Up 63 places+63	£55,000	+10.00%	897 0.73%	900
Advertising	289	Down 79 places-79	£43,500	-3.33%	815 0.66%	755
Local Government	293	Up 28 places+28	£45,037	+5.96%	804 0.65%	607
Aviation	326	Up 119 places+119	£60,000	+9.09%	702 0.57%	570
Financial Institution	360	Down 78 places-78	£88,750	+4.41%	632 0.51%	759
Documentation Skills	395	Down 80 places-80	£50,500	-6.48%	562 0.46%	438
Billing	426	Down 87 places-87	£45,000	+5.88%	501 0.41%	510
Back Office	454	Down 95 places-95	£60,000	-7.69%	456 0.37%	377
Legal Technology	529	Up 9 places+9	£72,500	+7.40%	332 0.27%	321
Front Office	534	Down 281 places-281	£100,000	-11.11%	324 0.26%	377
Publishing	560	Down 70 places-70	£46,750	-25.79%	295 0.24%	558
German Language	570	Down 155 places-155	£42,500	+18.05%	284 0.23%	576
French Language	586	Down 244 places-244	£42,500	+21.42%	266 0.22%	537
Social Housing	603	Up 17 places+17	£46,755	+3.00%	246 0.20%	63
Police	624	Down 83 places-83	£50,871	+25.05%	221 0.18%	226
Investment Banking	636	Down 252 places-252	£105,000	-4.54%	209 0.17%	357
Health Technology	640	Down 132 places-132	£60,000	-11.11%	205 0.17%	257
Brand Awareness	650	Down 77 places-77	£50,000	+42.85%	195 0.16%	159
Fire and Rescue	654	Down 74 places-74	£55,000	+22.22%	191 0.15%	64
Agriculture	659	Down 76 places-76	£45,000	-18.18%	186 0.15%	211
General Ledger	666	Down 73 places-73	£62,500	-21.87%	179 0.15%	100
Spanish Language	695	Down 146 places-146	£56,110	+65.02%	150 0.12%	266
Avionics	695	Down 81 places-81	£60,000	+25.83%	150 0.12%	341
Italian Language	719	Down 114 places-114	£40,000	-	126 0.10%	147
Tech for Good	725	Down 180 places-180	£70,000	-	120 0.097%	46
Digital Healthcare	750	Down 96 places-96	£60,000	-15.78%	95 0.077%	37
Retail Banking	763	Down 159 places-159	£83,750	+1.51%	82 0.067%	42
Digital Health	764	Down 169 places-169	£55,000	-8.33%	81 0.066%	143
Multimedia	767	Down 391 places-391	£39,197	+28.51%	78 0.063%	247
Mandarin Language	769	Down 146 places-146	£45,000	+32.35%	76 0.062%	58